Job Interview Attire - 7 Tips to Look Your Best Dressed in a Job Interview
Your job Interview attire is extremely important and can go along way towards determining your Interview success and failure. It helps the interviewer to create their initial impression of you and you want to create the right one! If you don't take the time to make yourself presentable for an interview, will you take time over your work to make sure its to the right standard.
These are the sort of questions Interviewers will be asking themselves based on your job Interview attire. Therefor its important to get your Job Interview attire correct. We are going to cover seven tips to make sure your Job Interview attire is creating the right impression.
Tip 1: Wear a neat, tailored suit or dress.
Assuming its appropriate for the position you are applying for a suit or dress is the best way to go, if you are buying a new suit (first time buying a suit) its a good idea to take someone else with you to give you their opinion on how it fits.
Tip 2: Wear solid, conservative colours.
You don't want to wear multicoloured clothes as they can distract the employer and while you may like the way it looks a lot of people won't, you are better off going with grey, black etc. as the are neutral colours.
Tip 3: Go easy on jewellery.
A nice watch, ring, one pair of earrings (if you're a woman) is more than sufficient.
Tip 4: Women - go light on makeup, perfume and hairspray.
Ladies don't go overboard with makeup etc. It can be perceived that this is done to compensate for a lack of skills or experience.
Tip 5: Men - go light on cologne, and after-shave.
There is nothing worse when the smell of a mans aftershave is overpowering, even if the rest of your Job Interview attire is sport on it can be a major put off as Interviewers will have to bare their other employees in mind.
Tip 6: Overdress rather than under dress
If you're unsur of how smart you should go in for your Interview its always better to over dress as supposed to under dress! The impression created when someone attends over dressed is far better than when someone attends under dressed.
Tip 7: Wear a smile!!
Smiling can make a big difference in your Interview success, it makes you appear more approachable and confident, your voice also has a far nicer tone to it when you are smiling.
Article By- James P Grant
How to Find a Job Fast!
There are times when it's not a matter of finding the best job, but finding a job period, and finding it fast. Those types of times are upon us, and using the usual means of sending your cover letter and resume out don't work if you need something quickly. So here are some tips on what you can do when you need to land a job like yesterday.
The first secret to finding a job quickly is to understand that starting at the beginning doesn't work, we need to tap into already existing circumstances in order to do it quickly.
One way that works is to look at the networks you already have; whether professional or personal. Many times these networks aren't really tapped that often or even thought of as networks because they may be people you just hang out with in general, or professional ties you connect with to let of some steam, etc.
But when it comes to finding a job quickly, forget about anything but letting people know you're looking for a job and that you're willing to work at just about anything to get it.
Remember, you're trying to get a job in a very difficult market. That requires lowering expectations in order to survive until things turn around.
The key point it to identify networks you already have and don't assume they don't have any value in job hunting. Anyone has the potential to know about a job available somewhere. Just start asking and you'll be surprised at how many opportunities start to turn up.
If you're too fussy at a time like this, then in reality, you're really not trying to get hired quickly, you're acting like we're in a normal hiring environment, which we're not. So you must be flexible in this type of economic situation, and if you're not, you're going to end up having to be one way or the other. Better to do it right away than be brought to the place of having absolutely no option but to take the first thing that comes your way.
How about your neighbors
If you have had some contact with neighbors, they can make an excellent source of information for possible job openings. They also talk to one another a lot, so if you ask one about it, they can spread the word around the neighborhood and you're sure to get a hit quickly.
Local pals
We tend to put our net way too far at times we're looking for jobs, and if we have the time to do that, it works great, but when we need a job quick, local is probably the best place to spread the word.
So any of your friends can be sources for job opportunities, and don't fail to let them know you're looking. Almost all of this is about communication, and the more you communicate locally, the better chances at getting a job quick.
Organizational Ties
Most of us belong to some type of organization or another; whether church or what have you, and there are a lot of people you can let know that you are job hunting, and that can very quickly generate legitimate job possibilities in a hurry.
Just get the word of mouth going and get out of the way.
Former managers or supervisors
Assuming you're on good terms with former bosses, they are a great source for job openings; not only for where they work, but they are always in contact with other businesses and managers that are looking for people. You never know, if you left on good terms with them, they offer you a job then and there.
Let your fingers do the walking
Yes, the yellow pages are still around, and they offer up plenty ideas of jobs you can look for. Remember, local will provide you a job much quicker than national searches, so look through the businesses to find places you can contact immediately.
This one almost always works
I've had to apply this strategy to my job searches in the past when I was getting desperate, and that's to go to a local mall and start applying.
Many times you don't have to go store to store, but can find an answer desk where any store in the mall that is looking for workers has that information available.
While that's what I would try first, I would still try individual stores if there's not much there, as many stores don't immediately post job opportunities, and so you could walk into one without any competition to battle for the job.
This can be one of the fastest ways to get a job if you are getting right down to it.
Online job searches
You would have thought I would have listed this first, but with needing a job quickly, the Internet, in many cases, is much slower to respond, and you may have to go through many hoops to get something.
So because the parameters we're talking about is securing a job quickly, we can't rely on the Internet for that.
Now having said that, I would still put out my application, but I would it in conjunction with my local networks and searches. If you don't you'll find yourself getting deeper in financial trouble waiting for an online opening or response, which probably is the most competitive and time consuming out there.
Follow these numerous strategies and you should be able to get a job quickly and start bringing in some much needed income.
Article By- Ellen Stevens
3 Surefire Ways to Make Companies Hunt You Down For a Job Interview
Do you ever wonder what it takes to stand out among the competition when applying for a job?
Depending on the specific industry, hiring managers receive anywhere from 50-200 resumes for one position. For this reason, you must be able to demonstrate on paper that that you're the perfect person for the job, and that you're worthy of interviewing with them.
How can you do this, if for instance you've been out of the job market for one or more years?
From this point on, look at yourself not as a potential employee, but as a problem solver who can and will improve that company if they choose to interview and hire you.
For this reason, you must apply for jobs with the confidence that you're the only one who can help solve that company's problems.
You can prepare yourself in three ways:
1) Take a self assessment before applying for the position(s). Consider your:
Knowledge - your education and knowledge of the company and job requirements
Availability -the earliest date you can work and the hours you can work
Dependability - your ability to follow through on any promises you make
Capability - your ability to do the job duties in an effective manner and meet the needs of the company
2) Prepare a brief resume with truthful, yet compelling information about your work experience.
Try to keep your resume to one page. Most managers who see your resume will look for information related to their needs and decide immediately if they will interview you. I recommend you include the following items in your resume:
• If you have any type of education such as a degree, certification, or trade relevant to the position for which you're applying, add this information.
• Tailor your resume to the job by documenting specific tasks related to the position for which you're applying. You may need to do several different versions of your resume.
• Organizations and clubs relevant to the job for which you're interviewing
Once your resume is completed:
• Bold words associated with the job requirements
• Get an unbiased person to edit your resume for accuracy and typographical errors
• Send the resume with a brief cover letter
3) Create a brag book.
Your brag book should tell a story about you, and you'll narrate your story throughout the interview using the brag book. Your brag book should feature:
• Your accomplishments from former jobs which show how you've been proficient
• Documentation of clubs or organizations you are (or were) involved in which demonstrates team work, persistence, and hard work.
• Information such as evaluations, awards, and letters of commendation from your job as a result of excellent work. (Highlight and qualities that demonstrate your abilities.) For instance, highlight words such as "Team Player" "Strong interpersonal skills" "Persistent," etc.
• If you've done something where your qualities are measurable through numbers, (such as a quarterly sales reports), you can use these as well.
If you consider yourself a problem solver, you can use your previous (and current) work experience to create a strategy and land the interview so you can ultimately solve your company's problems.
Article By- Tiffany Godfrey